The U.S. and Global Security Review - Blog by Michael Novakhov

Commentary: Why the Trump-Russia investigation may continue for years Russian Spies' Go-To Tactics For Entangling People: Bribery And Blackmail Tuesday April 11 th , 2017  at  2:32 PM 1 Share As congressional and FBI investigators in Washington explore potential ties between President Trump's 2016 campaign and Russian intelligence services' meddling in the election, they're searching for one particular clue: money. Loans, payments, sweetheart deals or other transactions are a tried and tested way that Russia's spy agencies get access to or control over people who interest them. The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Adam Schiff, told NPR that evidence of such entanglements are one thing his panel is looking for. "It may be that they work on energy deals or maybe they work on financial investments, but they try to get their financial hooks into parties of interest ... and so there's a ques...